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Pickwick Tavern

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Some things are timeless. Wingtip shoes, oak desks, little black dresses and the dive bar. Those proverbial havens may come and go with time but seem to always be lurking […]

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Peninsula Trading – Travel Gear

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The outdoors has always played a significant role in my life. I find myself enveloped in or constantly plotting for some adventure to find respite under Mother Nature’s embrace. In […]

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Founders Brewing Company

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Chances are if you’ve talked with anyone from the area long enough, they’ve told you about Grand Rapids recent award as Beer City. If you inquired further or had a […]

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The Sparrows Coffee and Newsstand

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Take a walk far enough down Wealthy Street and you’ll come across a small red building with green trim and a green and white striped awning stretching across two large […]

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Argos Book Shop

August 23, 2013by John Leave a comment

Near the corner of Lake Dr and Robinson Rd in the Eastown neighborhood stands Argos Book Shop, giving used books and comics a second chance at life. It’s natural how […]

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The Bitter End Coffeehouse

August 23, 2013by John Leave a comment

There is an intimate coffee shop, tucked away on the cities southwest side that I have frequented often to work on various side hustles and projects. The Bitter End Coffeehouse […]

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